Animals of Fiji
60 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Fiji on GBIF: 26 sharks & fish, 18 insects & other invertebrates, 12 birds, 3 mammals, 1 reptiles. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 60 animals by group
Mongooses, civets & genets 2
- Javan mongoose Herpestes javanicus (introduced)
- Small Indian mongoose Urva auropunctata (introduced)
Bats 1
- Insular flying fox Pteropus tonganus
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 4
- Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica
- Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus
Seabirds, divers & grebes 4
- Brown booby Sula leucogaster
- Great frigatebird Fregata minor
- Red-footed booby Sula sula
- White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
Pigeons & doves 2
- Rock dove Columba livia
- Spotted dove Spilopelia chinensis
Songbirds & perching birds 2
- Common myna Acridotheres tristis (introduced)
- Red-vented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer (introduced)
Lizards, geckos & tuatara 1
- Fiji crested iguana Brachylophus vitiensis
Sharks 4
- Scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini
- Shortfin mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus
- Tawny nurse shark Nebrius ferrugineus
- Whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus
Rays, skates & chimaeras 2
- Aetobatus ocellatus Aetobatus ocellatus
- Round ribbontail ray Taeniura meyeni
Bony fish 20
- Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus
- Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus
- Clown triggerfish Balistoides conspicillum
- Dogtooth tuna Gymnosarda unicolor
- Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator
- Giant moray Gymnothorax javanicus
- Humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus
- Indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta
- Indo-Pacific sailfish Istiophorus platypterus
- Lagoon triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus
- Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus
- Paracanthurus Paracanthurus hepatus
- Platax teira Platax teira
- Plotosus lineatus Plotosus lineatus
- Red lionfish Pterois volitans
- Redtoothed triggerfish Odonus niger
- Reef triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulus
- Ribbon eel Rhinomuraena quaesita
- Titan triggerfish Balistoides viridescens
- Yellow boxfish Ostracion cubicus
Beetles 1
- Oryctes rhinoceros Oryctes rhinoceros (introduced)
Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 1
- Cat flea Ctenocephalides felis
Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 1
- Heteropoda venatoria Heteropoda venatoria
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 4
- Caridina multidentata Caridina multidentata
- Lysmata amboinensis Lysmata amboinensis
- Odontodactylus scyllarus Odontodactylus scyllarus
- Thor amboinensis Thor amboinensis
Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 1
- Octopus cyanea Octopus cyanea
Jellyfish, corals & anemones 1
- Diploastrea heliopora Diploastrea heliopora
Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 9
- Crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci (introduced)
- Culcita novaeguineae Culcita novaeguineae
- Diadema setosum Diadema setosum
- Fromia indica Fromia indica
- Heterocentrotus mamillatus Heterocentrotus mamillatus
- Holothuria atra Holothuria atra
- Linckia laevigata Linckia laevigata
- Synapta maculata Synapta maculata
- Thelenota ananas Thelenota ananas
Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.